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2 unusual facts about Downtown Toronto


100 Huntley Street

Created in 1976 by Rev. David Mainse, it first aired on June 15, 1977 from its first studios located at 100 Huntley Street in the St. James Town area of Downtown Toronto.

Mr. Dressup

They are Casey's tree-house; which is on display in the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in downtown Toronto; the Tickle Trunk (with assorted props) is on display in the CBC Museum, also in Toronto.


John Bassett Theatre

The John W. H. Bassett Theatre is a multi-purpose theatre located in downtown Toronto, Canada on Front Street, in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.


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Anthony Stafford Beer

In the 1980s he established a second home on the west side of downtown Toronto and lived part of the year in both residences.

Barbara McGivern

She then started painting at her first art studio in downtown Toronto, her work at that time was very naive and was inspired by the English artist Beryl Cook, around that time she got accepted by the Ontario College of Art and Design she studied under famous Canadian artists such as Graham Coughtry and Ian Carr-Harris, she graduated in 1988 in Experimental Arts at OCAD.

Bau-Xi Photo

The gallery opened in January 2010, and is located directly across from the Art Gallery of Ontario on Dundas Street West, in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Bob Wong

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating Joe Pantalone of the New Democratic Party (NDP) by 137 votes in the downtown Toronto riding of Fort York.

Knob Hill Farms

Another mural facing the south side featuring Southern Ontario from downtown Toronto, with a street written as "Baloor" instead of Bloor Street and the Don Valley Parkway, the western suburbs, the Hamilton Mountain, Niagara Falls and near Fort Erie.

Krauss-Maffei Transurban

Unlike most systems, which built test tracks at their industrial sites, Transurban's test system was intended to be built downtown Toronto, on the Exhibition Place (the Ex) fairgrounds.

Narayiv

The First Narayever Congregation, a Jewish synagogue in downtown Toronto, was founded in 1914 by Jewish immigrants from Narayiv in the early 20th century.

One Yonge Street

The office space at One Yonge Street is also leased out to a variety of other companies, including the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, a dental office and the new downtown Toronto campus of Collège Boréal.

Rogers Communications Centre

Completed in 1992, it is located at 80 Gould Street in downtown Toronto, Canada.

St. Andrew's United Church

Located downtown near the intersection of Yonge and Bloor it is a combination of five other downtown Toronto congregations.

Susan Fish

She ran for Bill Davis' Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the 1981 Ontario election and was elected as Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the St. George constituency in downtown Toronto.

Taiwan ROCSAUT

Headquartered at downtown Toronto, Taiwan ROCSAUT also establishes two branches in Scarborough and Mississauga with executives supporting from the corresponding University of Toronto campuses.

The Great Detective

A taped series, The Great Detective was produced on location at Rockwood, Kleinburg and Shadow Lake in Ontario, as well as Victoria areas of downtown Toronto and CBC's television Studio 7.

Toronto Knob Hill Farms

Formerly the Unionville Seaforths, the team moved to downtown Toronto for the Metro League's second year and became associated with grocery retailer Knob Hill Farms.

Union Station Bus Terminal

The Union Station Bus Terminal is part of GO Transit's facilities at Union Station in downtown Toronto, which is the hub for GO Transit's commuter rail service.